GIFTS

Once we are able
to look closely
at the people
the experiences
and the emotions 
that are the most 
uncomfortable
and difficult
for us to feel

Once we can look
at these 
as gifts
and see 
that within them
lie seeds
of potent truth
about ourselves
only...

The demon melts
before our eyes
the hurtful lover
becomes sweet
and the enemy
fades away
to reveal…